摘要 |
An apparatus for venting and deaerating a liquid circuit, such as the coolant circuit of an internal combustion engine, has a surge tank with an air-side port and a liquid-side port. Installed in the air-side port is a tube, through one end of which liquid to be deaerated is admitted at a certain velocity. The tube has a longitudinally extending lateral slot through which the admitted liquid is discharged; opposite the slot is located a baffle onto which the discharged liquid impinges over a large surface area. This causes even small air bubbles to be liberated from the liquid so as to remain in the air-side part, whereas the deaerated liquid runs off the baffle and into the liquid-side part of the surge tank. |